The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-03-04
CHE 1rmorrat- Star
Wiser Than the Emperor.
Springfield Republican.

father how to speak Wisely and oh
tain all he wanted. One DAY il
CHANGED that the poor man went to
the Emperor aud besought him to
give him something. The Emper
or, surprised at the manner in
which the beggar spoke, asked him
who he was and who had taught
him to speak as he did.
"My daughter" he answered.
"And who taught your daugh-
ter " inquired the Emperor; where.
upon the poor man replied "Kind
heaven and II great misery.p
Then the Emperor gave him thir-
Is eggs 10 your daughter, aud tell
her to see that chickens are hatch.
ed from them; if they are not
matched she will suffer for it,"
The poor man returned weeping
to his hut, aud related to his daueh.
ter what had passed. The maiden
at once guessed that the eggs were
cooked, but she babe her father go
to bed and leave her to manage
matters. The poor man followed
his daughters advice, aud soon fell
asleep; then she filed a pot it with
water aud beans aud put it on the
fire. The next morning when the
beans were boiled, she called L.er
father and babe him to take the
pillow and oxen and pillow along the
road Oy which the emperor would
pass.
Sand added she, when you see
the Emperor take the beans and
SOW them, saying aloud, Come OH
my oxen, may heaven protect me
and cause my beans to SprOut al
ready bolled,' and if the Emperor
asks you how boiled beans can
sprout, answer, ut can be done as
easily as to hatch chickens from
boiled eggs" The poor man did
as his daughter commanded he
set out, be plowed. and when he {
saw the Emperor he cried out, ;
"Come Oh, my oxen may heaven !,
protect me and cause my beans TO !
sprout already boiledV
AS Don rs the Emperor heard =
these words he stopped short aud l
said {
sPcor fool! how can boiled beans :
possibly sprOut {" c
Then the poor man replied :
"Gracious Emperor, it eau be
done as easily as to hatch chickens t
from boiled eggs" @
The Emperor guessed that the
daughter had encouraged her faith
er to behave thus, and lie babe his d
servants bring the poor man before
him f; then he gave him Il little q
bundle Of hemp and said: I
"Take this aud make from it the .
sails and cOrdage necessary for a =
ship, else | will cut off your bead.r n
The poor man, greatly disturbed, |
took the bundle and returned weep .
ing to his daughter, TO whom be l.
related all that had passed; she L
babe him 90 TO bed, promising 10 y
arrange everything. v
The next morning she took Il bit I"
OF wood, awoke her alher aud said : y
"Take this wood 10 the Emperor. "
bid him cut from it "a spindle, n "
shuttle and a loom, then | will do !"
for him what he asks"
The poor man again followed his 81
daughters advice; he sought the
Emperor and told him what he had Je
been hidden. When the Emperor o.
heard it he was astOnished, and o
reflected what he should do; then IL
taking up a drinking glass, he gave y
it to the poor man, saying:
"Take this glass, carry it to your cl
daughter, aud bid her drain the Il
sea that it may be ms a plOwed d,
6eld.7
The poor man Obeycd s%Orrowfully nj
and carried the glass to his daush W
ter, telling her at the same time all al
that tue Emperor had said. His fu
daughter bade him sleep until
morning and promised to arrange 81,
everything. The next morning she 81
called her father, gage him a pound IT,
of tow aud said: y,
"Carry this to the Emperor, that ~
be may stop up all the springs aud
the mouths all the rivers on the OF
then | will drain the sea for pl
him." lli
The poor man went aud repeated "
MI TO the Emperor. Then the lat
Ter saw plainly that the maiden
was wiserthan himself, aud he order
ed her 10 appear before him. hen
the father brought his daughter W
aud they had both saluted the in
Emperor, be said : 4su
"My daughter, what is tho most OH
distant thing that eau be heard ~ in
"Gracious Emperor, thunder and
f~alsehood." Then the Emperor su
stroked his beard, aud turning to-
ward his councillors:
"Guess," said he, chow much my
beard is WORTH lsh
When all had guessed, some tn
more, some less, the maiden declar- l
none had guessed correctly, aud oy
she said: tn
"Tbe Emperor's beard is worth au
rs much as three transforms in u so
drouth.n
The Emperor was delighted, aud
"She alone guessed e~orrectv.r
Then be asked her If she would -
be his wife, aud added that he ?
that he should not let her 70 until ~
she consented. w
The maiden made a deem courfs. ~
EV aud said OF